PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED EUROPEAN COLLECTION
Joseph Cornell (1903-1972)
Hôtel de l'Étoile
Details
Joseph Cornell (1903-1972)
Hôtel de l'Étoile
signed and titled 'Joseph Cornell Hôtel de l'Étoile' (on paper labels affixed to the reverse)
wood box construction--printed paper collage, oil, wood and nails
12¾ x 9 x 2½ in. (32.3 x 22.8 x 6.3 cm.)
Executed circa 1959.
Hôtel de l'Étoile
signed and titled 'Joseph Cornell Hôtel de l'Étoile' (on paper labels affixed to the reverse)
wood box construction--printed paper collage, oil, wood and nails
12¾ x 9 x 2½ in. (32.3 x 22.8 x 6.3 cm.)
Executed circa 1959.
Provenance
American Dove Cote & Shooting Gallery, New York, 1979
Collection of Billy Wilder, Los Angeles
His sale; Christie's, New York, 13 November 1989, lot 64
Private collection, Rougmont
Collection of Billy Wilder, Los Angeles
His sale; Christie's, New York, 13 November 1989, lot 64
Private collection, Rougmont
Literature
M. N. Carter, "Greate Private Collections: The Obsessions of Billy Wilder," Saturday Review, December 1980, p. 60 (illustrated in color).
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